Gallery of Finished Projects

[Wickedvox]

It's *marvelous!!* And what magnificent colors!!

[DonaCatalina]

the outfit turned out wonderfullly.

[Lady Kathleen of Olmsted]

WOW!!!!!

Such creative people here. OUSTANDING everyone!!!  Silver Stash! Very Unique!!!!

Non Ren related, but a fun project I did thisn week for a Client who called me up. Could I make a Dallas Cowboy Cheerleader Costume for a Barbie Doll? I said of Course! I started out at the tender age of 10 making Doll Clothes by hand.

So I found an acceptable Barbie Doll pattern, modified some of the pieces and went for it. The Pom Poms are made from Embroidery Floss. The stars asre stick on, though I used glue to hold them down. I have not done clothes this tiny since my High School days.



I have some client alteration work to get done, Christmas Sewing, then a new Doublet for Baron Frederick.

[isabelladangelo]

I like the little Pom Poms.


PC096322 by mykeyII, on Flickr

The split skirt isn't new but the blouse is!   I wore this to a Steampunk stroll yesterday.   The blouse is just regular old muslin with seven wooden buttons down the front.   It has a BIG bow at the neck, slight puffed sleeves and a frilly front.  I think it will become my favorite shirt to wear for Steampunk events simple because it came out quite comfy.   I wore a thermal beneath it because it was COLD yesterday.  Luckily, we were only outside for a few minutes. 

[Dinobabe]

Non Ren related, but a fun project I did this week for a Client who called me up. Could I make a Dallas Cowboy Cheerleader Costume for a Barbie Doll? I said of Course! I started out at the tender age of 10 making Doll Clothes by hand.

I have not done clothes this tiny since my High School days.

So in other words, the same size as the actual cheerleader costume.

[CenturiesSewing]

Calling it done, I got all the accessory bits finished off.

Lets start with the bottom layers...



Linen/cotton blend shirt with reinforced french seams. Cranberry wool skirt with tucked hem, a pocket and fingerloop braided closing.




Unboned green wool kirtle, french seamed skirt, 2 pockets. All hand sewn eyelets and finger loopbraid for the lacing. Goose green linen apron.



English fitted gown based off of the Tudor Tailor, lined with a warm brown linen/rayon blend.



Hand sewn red wool purse with fingerloop braid strings and hand made tassels. The belt is a 2 dollar thrift store find that I painted and aged a bit with acrylics to look more Elizabethan. Not pictured is a hand sewn linen coif with a little bit of insertion work along the top seam.

[operafantomet]

I like the little Pom Poms.


PC096322 by mykeyII, on Flickr

The split skirt isn't new but the blouse is!   I wore this to a Steampunk stroll yesterday.   The blouse is just regular old muslin with seven wooden buttons down the front.   It has a BIG bow at the neck, slight puffed sleeves and a frilly front.  I think it will become my favorite shirt to wear for Steampunk events simple because it came out quite comfy.   I wore a thermal beneath it because it was COLD yesterday.  Luckily, we were only outside for a few minutes. 

So classy an outfit and photo! Love it.

[operafantomet]

Calling it done, I got all the accessory bits finished off.

Lets start with the bottom layers...

http://centuries-sewing.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/linenshirtandcranberrywools.jpg
Linen/cotton blend shirt with reinforced french seams. Cranberry wool skirt with tucked hem, a pocket and fingerloop braided closing.


http://centuries-sewing.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/greenwoolkirtle_sm.jpg
Unboned green wool kirtle, french seamed skirt, 2 pockets. All hand sewn eyelets and finger loopbraid for the lacing. Goose green linen apron.


English fitted gown based off of the Tudor Tailor, lined with a warm brown linen/rayon blend.

http://centuries-sewing.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/redwoolpurse_sm.jpg
Hand sewn red wool purse with fingerloop braid strings and hand made tassels. The belt is a 2 dollar thrift store find that I painted and aged a bit with acrylics to look more Elizabethan. Not pictured is a hand sewn linen coif with a little bit of insertion work along the top seam.

I am always in awe of your creations, and this is no exception. You make it look so effortlessly period, so understated in just the right way. I think the only word I have is DROOOOOOOOL!!

[operafantomet]

I haven't done anything for fun recently - far too busy with work.  And when your job is to be creative... it's challenging to be creative in your limited spare time!  But THIS is the little confection I came up with for the Queen of Hearts in our production of 'Alice in Wonderland":

THIS!!! Awesome! Lovely mix of period and fantasy, and so cool details.

[operafantomet]

When our art history professor from Rome invites his students to Saturnalia (the Ancient Roman equivalent of Christmas), and he's promising to dress up as a cardinal, you know you'd better follow up... So 8 of his former students, me being one, teamed up and decided to go all the way. Since I have dresses in most sizes (darn, I've gained weight since I first started making costumes...) and since lacing makes bodices very adjustable they could all use my creations. And it was so ridiculously fun, it was like having lifesize dolls to play with!

Most of my stock of dresses is Florentine in style. I also have two Venetian styled dresses. This year I also made myself a brand new dress, in the Roman style. I've been wanting to make one since I first attended an art history class in Rome in 2008, but I'm glad I waited until now as I'm a much more experienced seamstress. It's made of black velvet, with pattern taken for Eleonora di Toledo's funeral dress, and with the large golden veil elementary to Roman ladies.



From top left:

Red Florentine dress, ca. 1500, in the style of Ghirlandaio and Lorenzo de Credi.
Orange Florentine dress ca. 1505, based on Raphael's portrait of Maddalena Doni.
Golden Venetian dress, 1550s, in the style of Veronese and Fasolo.
Green Florentine dress, ca. 1505, based on Raphael's portrait of Lady with Unicorn.
Burgundy Venetian dress, 1530s, based on Paris Bordone's portrait of "Violetta".
Blue Florentine dress, 1560s, with basis in Eleonora di Toledo's funeral dress.
Black Roman dress, ca. 1550, based amongst others on Titian's portrait of Vittoria Farnese.
Pink Florentine dress, ca. 1540, based on Bronzino's portrait of Lucrezia Panciatichi.

He seemed very happy about our little stunt, and hinted on a possible commission of making him and his wife a Byzantine outfit for next year's Saturnalia. Not my field at all, but could be interesting to research further!

[gem]

Anea, that is just spectacular fun!!

But we need bigger/more pictures of your Roman gown!

[Sev]

English fitted gown based off of the Tudor Tailor, lined with a warm brown linen/rayon blend.

I had to comment on this -- WOW!! This is a shining example of elegant simplicity at its best, I absolutely love the colors and everything looks spectacularly well-made. I'm totally drooling over an English fitted gown now, which is something I never thought I'd say. Absolutely gorgeous. Well done!

[mollymishap]

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From top left:

Red Florentine dress, ca. 1500, in the style of Ghirlandaio and Lorenzo de Credi.
Orange Florentine dress ca. 1505, based on Raphael's portrait of Maddalena Doni.
Golden Venetian dress, 1550s, in the style of Veronese and Fasolo.
Green Florentine dress, ca. 1505, based on Raphael's portrait of Lady with Unicorn.
Burgundy Venetian dress, 1530s, based on Paris Bordone's portrait of "Violetta".
Blue Florentine dress, 1560s, with basis in Eleonora di Toledo's funeral dress.
Black Roman dress, ca. 1550, based amongst others on Titian's portrait of Vittoria Farnese.
Pink Florentine dress, ca. 1540, based on Bronzino's portrait of Lucrezia Panciatichi.

He seemed very happy about our little stunt, and hinted on a possible commission of making him and his wife a Byzantine outfit for next year's Saturnalia. Not my field at all, but could be interesting to research further!

WOW!  What a great idea & how cool that you were able to outfit all your pals.  You-all look WONDERFUL!!!

[DonaCatalina]

Anea, that is probably the coolest thing I've seen in awhile. And all out of your collection. 

[operafantomet]

Thank you for really awesome comments! It was such a fun night. And the nerd in me could not wait until I got photos I could share with you gals... Hahaha!

I promised better photos of my Roman dress when I was back online. I haven't really got any good photos of the dress yet, as the black velvet is kinda obscured by the light and the large veil. The dress is nearly identical in shape to the blue Florentine dress I wore to the same event last year (last photo), as Lazio and neighbor region Tuscany had very similar ideas of how to construct a dress:

 

The black dress WILL get sleeves; black cutwork sleeves made of cotton. I just didn't manage to finish them in time. As every good seamstress I was of course working on the dress until the minute I had to put it on... Raise your hand, those who's done that more than once!

More about the Roman dress here:
http://aneafiles.webs.com/modaromana.html